RE: AW: Foot timing, syncing loops with Ableton

[Warren Sirota <wsirota@wsdesigns.com>]

> Finally, one feature that *would* be inherent in a Bidule layout that 
> isn't easily implemented in existing products: modularity.  For 
> instance, in just the short span of time I was tweaking my MIDI 
> Looper I came across a function that wouldn't be readily available in 
> an off-the-shelf product....

> But, overall, there's a bunch of stuff that becomes possible in a 
> modular design that isn't apparent or even possible in a fixed unit. 
> The flexibility in the architecture allows you to discover things you 
> might not have thought about ahead of time.

This is exactly why I wrote my looper in MAX. I always seem to want
something different (like ending a first loop record with a
threshold-detection mechanism) than what is in the box. Putting together a
modular system can be work, even if you're not using a very fine-grained,
programming-intensive system like MAX.

But it has always been my feeling with electronic instruments that a least 
a
moderate investment in tweaking the presets is as essential an element as
any instrumental skills you might put into mastering it. Ditto in spades 
for
comnputer music systems.

Warren